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VCE Specialist Mathematics Past Exam Questions

Browse VCE Specialist Mathematics exam questions from 2015–2026, including NHT and VCE papers. Filter by topic, year and paper; open the original source.

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Section B, Question 1(d)(iii)Question part (d)(iii)

Specialist Mathematics2025VCE22 marks
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iii. For a given value of a, the graph will have a point of inflection at x = 2. Find the value of a. 2 marks

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Source: 2025 VCE Specialist Mathematics examination 2 (PDF, 1.17 MB) · Report: 2025 VCE Specialist Mathematics 2 external assessment report (DOCX, 908.84 KB)

Section B, Question 2

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Source: 2025 VCE (NHT) Specialist Mathematics examination 2 (PDF, 5.7 MB)

Section B, Question 2(a)Question part (a)

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a. Show that the relation |z — 2i| = Im (= + i) can be expressed in Cartesian form as 6y=x"+3, where z=x+iy, x,y € R. 1 mark Id I ® 2 £ 8 H ° = o [=] Section B

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Section B, Question 2(a)Question part (a)

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a. Sketch { : , } z zz z C 4 on the Argand plane below. 1 mark Im(z) Re(z) 2 1 3 −2 −1 −3 1 −1 −2 −3 2 3 O

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Section B, Question 2(b)Question part (b)

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b. Sketch the graph of the relation |z —2i| = Im(z +7) on the Argand diagram below for —3<Re(z)<3. Label the endpoints with their coordinates. 1 mark Im(z) 4 2 1 + t + + t +> Re(2)

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Source: 2025 VCE (NHT) Specialist Mathematics examination 2 (PDF, 5.7 MB)

Section B, Question 2(b)Question part (b)

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b. i. Show that z z i z i z C : , 2 3 may be expressed as y x = 3 . 2 marks

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Section B, Question 2(b)(ii)Question part (b)(ii)

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ii. Sketch z z i z i z C : , 2 3 on the Argand plane in part a. 1 mark

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Section B, Question 2(c)Question part (c)

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c. Aray from the origin O is tangential to the part of the curve where Re(z) > 0. = 3 Id I ® 2 £ 8 H ° = o [=]

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Section B, Question 2(c)Question part (c)

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c. i. Find the points of intersection of the curves defined in part a and in part b.i, expressing your answers in the form a + ib, where a, b ∈ R. 2 marks Consider the points P and

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Section B, Question 2(c)(i)Question part (c)(i)

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i. Sketch the ray on the Argand diagram above. 1 mark = s

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Section B, Question 2(c)(ii)Question part (c)(ii)

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ii. Label these points on the Argand plane in part a. 1 mark Section B

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Section B, Question 2(c)(ii)Question part (c)(ii)

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ii. Find the equation of this ray in Cartesian form. 2 marks ® ° FE =

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